FLING PHYSICAL THEATRE was founded in 2001 by Dancer/Choreographer Lee Pemberton, with the support of Jennifer Hunt, then Regional Arts Development Officer at South East Arts. Over a number of its early projects, Lee and FLING developed a strong choreographic voice reflecting the regional location and unique community of the Bega Valley. This voice connected with the young people of the region, offering them opportunities to learn physical and performance skills, to explore creative ideas, and to develop their sense of identity, self-worth and resilience. FLING brought visiting professional artists to the region, as collaborators on projects and with creative residency programs, while also offering employment to local composers, designers, musicians and artists, supporting and developing the local cultural ecology. Over time, a strong community of supporters grew around the organisation, and FLING became an important part of the cultural landscape of the Bega Valley.
FLING's reputation began to expand beyond the region as FLING works toured, including major tours of Dictionary of Habits to Eden, Moruya and Parramatta Riverside (2005), Who will come to the Rescue? to Merrigong Theatre Company and Parramatta Riverside (2007) and Sol's Way, also to Merrigong and Parramatta (2009). In 2012, FLING was proud to represent Australia at the Singapore Youth Festival.
In 2008, FLING presented Awake, an ambitious work with a cast of 88 performers drawn from the local community, ranging in age from 8 to 80 years. The scale of FLING works was impressive for the size of the organisation and the community, with works such as The Voyage (2010), being described as operatic in vision. This large scale vision continued with The Idea of South (2012), Socialsize Me (2013), and X the Floor (2014) which was short listed for an Australian Dance Award for outstanding achievement in Youth or Community Dance.
Lee Pemberton stepped down from the role of Artistic Director at the end of 2015, having developed a team of young artists being mentored into leadership roles, ready to take the organisation into its next phase.
Gabrielle Rose and Rob McCredie were appointed Co Artistic Directors from 2016, (having joined the organisation in 2013 and 2014 respectively). New works for the opening of the Four Winds Festival and major collaborative work Home in early 2016, were followed by the creation and regional tour of We will come to the Rescue to Yass, Bathurst and Artlands Dubbo, the National Regional Arts Conference.
Since 2016, FLING has continued to consolidate its programs within our community and reach out to new communities through new collaborations and expanded programs, including an Inclusive Dance Program, and new projects continuing to develop connections to the Yuin Nation. FLING's core Youth Company Programs have continued to produce high quality original work, including Body and Environment (2018) and My Black Dog (2019), and ambitious works created with the YFLING and FLUX Creators Companies- like I Believe in Monsters (2017) and Monkey See, Monkey Do (2018).
More information can be found about FLING's Current Projects using the link below, or scroll down for more information on Past Projects, Alumni, Collaborating Artists, and Founding Director Lee Pemberton.
FLING's reputation began to expand beyond the region as FLING works toured, including major tours of Dictionary of Habits to Eden, Moruya and Parramatta Riverside (2005), Who will come to the Rescue? to Merrigong Theatre Company and Parramatta Riverside (2007) and Sol's Way, also to Merrigong and Parramatta (2009). In 2012, FLING was proud to represent Australia at the Singapore Youth Festival.
In 2008, FLING presented Awake, an ambitious work with a cast of 88 performers drawn from the local community, ranging in age from 8 to 80 years. The scale of FLING works was impressive for the size of the organisation and the community, with works such as The Voyage (2010), being described as operatic in vision. This large scale vision continued with The Idea of South (2012), Socialsize Me (2013), and X the Floor (2014) which was short listed for an Australian Dance Award for outstanding achievement in Youth or Community Dance.
Lee Pemberton stepped down from the role of Artistic Director at the end of 2015, having developed a team of young artists being mentored into leadership roles, ready to take the organisation into its next phase.
Gabrielle Rose and Rob McCredie were appointed Co Artistic Directors from 2016, (having joined the organisation in 2013 and 2014 respectively). New works for the opening of the Four Winds Festival and major collaborative work Home in early 2016, were followed by the creation and regional tour of We will come to the Rescue to Yass, Bathurst and Artlands Dubbo, the National Regional Arts Conference.
Since 2016, FLING has continued to consolidate its programs within our community and reach out to new communities through new collaborations and expanded programs, including an Inclusive Dance Program, and new projects continuing to develop connections to the Yuin Nation. FLING's core Youth Company Programs have continued to produce high quality original work, including Body and Environment (2018) and My Black Dog (2019), and ambitious works created with the YFLING and FLUX Creators Companies- like I Believe in Monsters (2017) and Monkey See, Monkey Do (2018).
More information can be found about FLING's Current Projects using the link below, or scroll down for more information on Past Projects, Alumni, Collaborating Artists, and Founding Director Lee Pemberton.
PAST PROJECTS
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FLING ALUMNI
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FOUnding Director
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Lee Pemberton
Lee is a regionally based artist who founded FLING Physical Theatre in the Bega Valley in 2001 and remained as Artistic Director until 2015. Lee's choreographic explorations have included working with youth, community, and school children. Her work crossed borders from gymnastic and naturalistic movement so that she could 'keep the audience engaged' whilst building conceptual ideas in dance and maintaining interest in the making process with her young performers. In 2016 Lee was awarded a NSW Regional Arts Fellowship titled ‘Heritage, Lineage and Future’, drawing upon the combined knowledge of residents living in the Bega Valley who have had extraordinary careers in dance, music and culture, and their strong connection with the local landscape and history. For more info visit Lee's website. |
COLLABORATING ARTISTS
FLING Physical Theatre has a proud history of employing exceptional artists from the Bega Valley and around Australia to collaborate with our creative team, regional community and young performers. Below are a few key collaborators on major past projects.
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Kate Denborough
Emma Saunders Gerry Corcoran Tim Newth Holly Durant Nick Power David Hewitt Dan Scollay Heath Cullen |
Joshua Thompson
Matt Cornell Adelina Larsson Jane Davis Tully Ward Helen Linkenbaugh Charles Koroneho Fiona Malone Adam Wheeler |
Don Asker
Jane Mortiss Jodie Farrugia Anton Steph Hutchinson Gareth Hart Colleen Meessmann John Hunt Ben Moroney |
Tess de Quincey
Victoria Hunt B Boy Swipa Kirk Page Rowan Marchingo Ingrid Kleinig Alexandra Harrison |
